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Acceptance of Identity cards issued to ‘Advocates by the Bar Councils of India as proof of identity of passengers for undertaking journey by Train. ः

Commercial Circular No. 57 of 2018
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 57 of 2018
File numberNo.2011/TG-1/20/P/ID
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicidentity-proof
Official sourceindianrailways.gov.in

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Acceptance of Identity cards issued to ‘Advocates by the Bar Councils of India as proof of identity of passengers for undertaking journey by Train. ः (vy Photo identity card having serial number issued by Central/State

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~'No.2011/TG-1/20/P/ID New Delhi, Dated: 08.10

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS Qe मंत्रालय) (RAILWAY BOARD)

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2018

The Principal Chief Commercial Managers,

All Zonal Railways. . .

(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR no.57 OF 2018)

Sub: Acceptance of Identity cards issued to ‘Advocates by the Bar Councils of India as proof of identity of passengers for undertaking journey by Train. ः

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“At present, the following proofs of identity are considered as valid for

undertaking journey in any reserved class of Indian Railways:

(i) Voter Photo identity card issued by Election Commission of India.

(ii) | Passport.

(iii) PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department.

(iv) Driving Licence issued by RTO. — (vy Photo identity card having serial number issued by Central/State Government.

(vi). Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized School/ _.. College for their students. ae (vii} Nationalised Bank Passbook with photograph. — » (ili) ~ Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph.

(ix) Unique Identification Card -Aadhaar, m-Aadhaar & e-Aadhaar.

Photo identity. cards having serial number. issued by Public Sector . Undertakings: of State/ Céntral Government, District Administrations, = bodies and Panchayat Administrations. :

In case of reserved tickets booked through computerised Passenger Reservation System(PRS) counters, for undertaking journey in Sleeper(SL) & Second Reserved Sitting(2S} classes, attested photocopy of Ration Card with photographs and Nationalized Bank Passbook with photograph are also accepted. a

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2. In pursuance of a judgement passed by Hon’ble High Court of Kerala in WP(C) No. 35073 of 2014 the matter has been examined and it has been decided that photo identity Cards with serial number issued to Advocates by the Bar Councils of India may also be accepted as proof of identity of passengers for undertaking journey by Train. 4

3: Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned to avoid inconvenierice to the passengers. Wide publicity through all possible means should be given to this

tevised provision for information of general public.

(Sanjay Manocha}

Jt. Director Passenger Marketing Railway Board

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“40.Secretary General, Federation of Railway Officers Association (FROA), Room No.

| 11.Secretary General, Indian Railways “Promotee Officers Federation (IRPOF);

" 12. Secretary General, All India RPF Association, Room No. 256-D, Rail Bhawan,

13. CTM, Metro Railway, Metro Rail Bhawan, 33/1, JL. Nehru Road, Kolkata-7 1.

. General Manager/PRS-, CRIS, Chanakyaputi, New Delhi. eS . DG, Professor/Training & Professor / Commercial Railway Staff. College, : . Vadodara.

न CCM/PMs and CCM/PSs, all Zonal Railways.

-. 3° MD/IRCTC,B 148,11ith Floor, Statesman. House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi

EDV/(T),EDFC,DF(C),PPS/FC, OSD /TC, F(C) & V(SS) branches of Railway Board.

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The Principals, Zonal Railway Training Institutes, Central Railway / Bhusawal, Eastern Railway/ Bhuli-Dhanbad, Northern Railway/Chandausi, East Central railway /Muzaffarpur, NF Railway/Alipurduar, Southern Railway / Trichy, South Central Railway / Moula Ali, SE Railway/ Sini, North Western Railway /Udaipur-.

Director, Indian Railway Institute of Transport Management, Hardoi Bypass Road, Manak Nagar, Lucknow-2260011. - General Secretary, National. Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR),. 3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi.

General Secretary, AU India Railwaymen Federation ( AIRF), 4, State Entry Road, New Delhi.

370, Rail Bhawan, New Dethi.

Room No. 268, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

New Delhi.

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सं.2011/टीजी-/20/पी/आईडी ae ............ नई दिल्ली, दिनांक: 08.10.2018

: प्रधान: मुख्य वाणिज्यिक प्रबंधक, सभी क्षेत्रीय रेलें।

(2018 का वाणिज्यिक परिपत्र सं. 57)

विषय: गाड़ीं में यात्रा करने के लिए यात्रियों के पहचान के साक्ष्य के रूप में भारतीय विधिज्ञ परिषद दवारा अधिवक्ता

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